THE mother of alleged domestic violence murder victim Mackenzie Anderson says she believes AVOs are “just a piece of paper” and has called for a major overhaul of laws protecting women in NSW.

Promising to listen to the women of Australia and ­“rebuild trust” among those who abandoned the Coal­ition, Sussan Ley will seek to become only the second ­female deputy leader of the Liberal Party.

Electricity bills in Western Sydney, the Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and parts of the south coast will rise by 14 per cent or about $230 a year from July for tens of thousands of households that have never shopped around.

Payne Haas and the Broncos are on a collision course after Brisbane rejected the superstar prop’s bombshell request for an immediate release as a $3.2m pay dispute exploded.